Bracket construction



L. R. ADSIT.

BRACKET CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION men JAN- 1, 1919.

1 ,324,7 1 3 Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

awve-ntoz UNITED STATES PATENT onnron.

1 324,713. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 9, 1919. Application filed January 7, 1919. Serial No. 270,4?27.

To all whom it may concern: having its lower end formed with anattach- Be it known that I, -LAWRENCE R. Ansrr, ing disk 5 that is placed in face to face cona citizen of the United States, residing at tact with a" similar plate 6 onan anchor Cherokee, in the county of Cherokee and plate 7. The anchor plate 7 is secured to State of Iowa, have invented new and useful the window sill below the attaching plate Improvements in Bracket Constructions, of 2 by means of screws 8 or other fastening which the following is a specification. devices, While passed through alining 0 en- This invention relates to improvements in ings in the plates 5 and 6 is a bolt 9 that acts V bracket constructions and has particular apto form a connection between the plates 5 plication to a bracket for supporting electric and 6 so that the brace rod 4 may be effecfans in proximity to a window so that the tively secured to the anchor plate 7. fan, in its operation, will blow the air ounted on the upper surf ce of the arm through the Window. 1 at the outer end of such arm is a disk In carrying out the present invention it like supporting plate 10 of a diameter is my purpose to provide a bracket of the slightly greater than the diameter of the class described which will embrace the defan base and formed in the plate 10 are sired features of simplicity, efficiency and radial slots 11 preferably spaced apart equal durability, which may be manufactured and distances. The plate 10 is also formed cenmarketed at small cost and which may be trally with an opening 12 that alines with quickly and conveniently applied to the winan opening in the arm 1 and through these dow frame, and which will be constructed alining openings is passed .securing studs in such manner as to securely hold the fan whereby the plate 10 is securely held to the in proper position. arm 1. Mounted in the slots 11 respectively With the above recited objects in view and are studs 13 and integral with the upper others of a similar nature, the invention reends of the studs 13 are inwardly projectsides in the construction, combination and ing curved jaws 14:, while threaded onto the arrangement of parts set forth in and falllower ends of the studs are winged nuts 15. ing within the scope of the appended claim. In practice, the base of the fan is placed In the accompanying drawing upon the plate 10 and the studs 13 adjusted Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view in the slots 11 so that the jaws 14 will engage through a window frame showing my imover the edge of. the base of the fan. The proved bracket applied thereto. wing nuts 15 are now tightened and the jaws Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the bracket, effectively clamp the fan base to the plate the fan being removed. 10, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the Referring now to the drawing in detail, drawing. 1 designates a bottom or sill of a window It will be seen that I have provided a frame. My invention is designed for use bracket whereby an electric fan may be in connection with the sill and is adapted to mounted outside of a window" so' that the be fastened thereto and to project outwardly fan may direct the current of air through the beyond the sill so that the fan may be supwindow and into the room thereby enabling ported upon the outside of the window frame the room to be maintained at acomparatively in order that the current of air may be dilow temperature. rected through the window frame and into I claim the room. My improved bracket, in the pre- In combination, a plate of rectangular ferred construction, embodies a horizontal formation arranged edgewise and secured to arm 1 having one end formed with an atthe sill of the window frame, an'arm protaching plate 2 and is fastened to the window jecting horizontally from the center of the sill 1 by means of screws 3 or other suitable plate, a circular base supported upon said 100 fastening devices. Connected with the arm arm and arranged at right angles to said 1 adjacent to the outer extremity thereof plate, said base being slotted, clamps movand depending from such arm is a race rod able within the slots and adapted to engage 4 projecting toward the window sill and the base of an electric fan for holding the Q wear/1e fan upon the base, a second plate arranged onally disposed arm having an eye alineol edgewise and secured to a-support below the with the aperture of said lug, and a pivot first mentioned plate, an apertured lug propassed through said eye and lug whereby the 10 jecting from the second mentioned plate, a second mentioned arm is pivotally connect- 5 diagonally disposed arm terminally connected With the lug carrying plate.

ed t the first mentioned arm at a point be- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. low said base, the opposite end oi the diag- LAWRENCE R. ADSIT. 

